Braves Get Win Over Sand Gnats

Rome, GA – The Rome Braves defeated the Savannah Sand Gnats 10-3 in front of 4,135 fans on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at State Mutual Stadium.

Savannah came out of the gate swinging in the first inning when Jose Jimenez and Jordan Abruzzo hit back to back doubles giving the Gnats at 1-0.

In the top of the third Savannah would add two more runs to their lead making it 3-0. Daniel Stegall singled to left, advanced to second on a ground out, and scored on a Richard Lucas single. Jose Jimenez, and Jordan Abruzzo then added singles of their own to load the bases and Francisco Pena lined a base hit to left scoring Lucas and making the score 3-0 Savannah.

The Braves would cut the lead to 3-2 in the third. Chris Anderson and Cole Miles singled and advanced on a wild pitch. Second baseman Greg Veloz then made a fielding error on a ball hit by CJ Lee allowing both runners to score.

In the bottom of the seventh the Braves would take the lead with five runs. The inning was highlighted by an Adam Coe RBI single and a two run triple by CJ Lee. Lee would add another triple in the eighth with the bases loaded giving Rome needed insurance runs for the 10-3 score.

Rome’s Tommy Palica gets the win in releif (2-1) and Jacobo Neguilis suffered the loss (0-1) for Savannah.

Rome and Savannah finish their series tomorrow night here at seven. It’s Money Monday and selected fans can win free money. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.